Facebook removed all Australian news from its platform, for Australian and foreign audiences
Facebook announced today that it has decided to remove all Australian news content (a very broad definition) from its platform in the latest escalation of the fight between Google and Facebook, and the Australian government.
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Google threatens to pull out of Australia entirely in response to digital media code
Let us be very clear: Scott Morrison and his conservative government present a clear and present danger to the internet that we use in Australia, and his proposed media code will irreparably harm the internet experience of a generation.
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Whatsapp responds to the Facebook furore
A few days ago something of a storm erupted around the changes to the Whatsapp privacy policy and the requirement to share certain data with Facebook. While the changes do result in a not-insignificant amount of data being...
Whatsapp: Share with Facebook or leave
Whatsapp is one of the biggest cross-platform messaging options available. The problem is, it's owned by Facebook and very soon you have the not option but to share your details/ data with Facebook or leave. The updated...
Facebook potentially looking at banning news in Australia
Facebook has threatened to ban news from being shared on its main app and Instagram, snubbing and attacking the new regulatory code the ACCC is developing. The new code would force social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and...
Ausdroid’s response to the #StopHateforProfit campaign: we are leaving Facebook
Ausdroid has been a strong supporter of social causes for a long time. We have upset some readers in the past with our social conscience and while we miss those readers we do not apologise for having a strong...
Stop Hate for Profit campaign calls on the wider international community to stand against...
Facebook has been cowering behind their stance that they support free speech as a way of maintaining an anything-goes stance on its platform, assuming that anything isn't a breastfeeding mother. It seems that in the wake of the inexcusable...
Viber severs ties with Facebook in #StopHateForProfit boycott escalation
Viber is a very popular messaging platform, with over one billion users worldwide albeit far from the 5 Billion installs of the Facebook-owned Whatsapp on the Android platform alone. So for them to pull the pin on a...
Facebook actually wants to help you not use Facebook so much? Screenshots point...
Digital Wellbeing has become the catchphrase of many tech companies with so many of us spending so much time on our devices -- Elon Musk actually Joe Rogan recently that we are cyborgs already due to the computer implanted...
Australian Review: Facebook Portal TV is the best way to video call family and...
For $229 the Facebook Portal TV enables you to seamlessly make Facebook Messenger/Whatsapp video calls and enable "telepresence" with your family and friends in a way that used to cost many many multiples of that price.
After I used the...
Facebook is looking to take on Zoom with Messenger Rooms and more
Facebook is looking to take on Zoom with the Social Networking company launching Messenger rooms, to its Messenger app.
With Messenger Rooms, users can host group calls of up to 50 people and instead of individually trying to add people...
Australia will force Facebook and Google to pay media outlets for news content
To say the Australian government is beholden to certain media companies is a massive understatement. It should not come as a surprise to anyone then that the government has decided to do the bidding of said news companies and...
WhatsApp seems near ready to deliver Snapchat style disappearing messages
The WhatsApp development team is continuing to work hard to maintain the perch at the top of the messaging pile. We recently saw a dark theme appear and now we’re finally seeing Snapchat style, self destructing messages in the...
WhatsApp dark mode has begun rolling out to Android and iOS users
Dark mode, a feature that you either love or hate but an ever increasing feature that is requested, has begun rolling out overnight to Android and iOS users of WhatsApp.
The new Dark mode feature, should you choose to enable...
Facebook Messenger set for a major overhaul
Facebook Messenger is one of the biggest messaging platforms in our digital world. The user base is massive and the interface is remarkably simple, it's also set for a major overhaul. TechChrunch has delivered a report that...